The British sports car industry was on its knees at the turn of the 21st century. The disastrous British Leyland era had killed off pretty much every manufacturer by the time it fell apart in 1986, while the likes of Lotus, Jaguar, and Aston Martin had all been snapped up by foreign brands. TVR, which built some of the craziest cars ever, remained, while MG-Rover offered the MG-TF.
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